Best movies on Prime Video (Australie) : our Top 20

2015 · George Miller

On the planet’s outer edge, a bleached, merciless desert has reduced civilization to fragments, with desperate people driven to violence as they claw for scant food, water and shelter. In the midst of this ruin, two fugitives—rebels on the run—race across sand and smashed settlements, carrying a fragile hope: to rally the scattered survivors and challenge the brutal forces that keep the world fractured.

With Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

2009 · Adam Elliot

An unlikely correspondence begins when Mary, an isolated eight-year-old living in a Melbourne suburb, starts exchanging letters with Max, a 44-year-old New Yorker coping with severe obesity. Their transcontinental friendship—built from small confessions, humor and mutual care—bridges age and distance, quietly reshaping both their lives.

With Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Barry Humphries, Bethany Whitmore, Renée Geyer and Ian 'Molly' Meldrum

2001 · Baz Luhrmann

On the brink of the 20th century, a notorious, opulent Parisian nightclub pulses with raucous glamor and artistic fervor. A young poet, swept into its intoxicating orbit, sparks a fervent romance with the club’s most celebrated and beguiling star.

With Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, Garry McDonald and Jacek Koman

2017 · Ben Howling

Ill and reluctant, a seasoned barrister is pulled back into court to defend a man accused of killing a celebrated socialite, and the case rapidly becomes the most extraordinary and tumultuous murder trial of his career.

With Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter, Caren Pistorius, Kris McQuade and Natasha Wanganeen

1981 · George Miller

Max Rockatansky returns as a solitary wanderer cutting across the sunbaked expanse of a post‑apocalyptic Australian wasteland, driven by a relentless hunt for petrol. When he links up with a ragged group defending a makeshift fuel depot, they find themselves besieged by grotesque, fanatical fighters led by the magnetic yet merciless Lord Humungus — a brutal warlord whose lack of conscience is as stark as the desolate land around them.

With Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson and Emil Minty

2024 · Michael Gracey

Trace Robbie Williams's ascent from childhood to his early breakthrough as the youngest member of the chart-topping boy band Take That, and onward to a record-smashing solo career. Along the way he faces the intense pressures, personal costs and emotional fallout that often accompany dizzying success.

With Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Raechelle Banno, Damon Herriman, Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman and Kate Mulvany

2024 · George Miller

Snatched from the verdant refuge called the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa is thrust into the ranks of a fierce biker horde led by the ruthless warlord Dementus. As they scour the wasteland, their path collides with the Citadel ruled by Immortan Joe, and the two tyrants erupt into a savage struggle for power. Caught between rival despots, Furiosa endures brutal trials, forges dangerous alliances, and scrambles to gather the means to return to the only home she remembers.

With Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Lachy Hulme, Angus Sampson, Nathan Jones and Quaden Bayles

2024 · George Miller

Taken from the lush refuge known as the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa is seized by a massive biker legion under the command of the brutal warlord Dementus. Their violent journey across the wasteland brings them into conflict with the fortified citadel ruled by Immortan Joe, triggering a savage contest for supremacy. Trapped between these two despots, Furiosa must endure grueling trials and marshal whatever strength and allies she can find to claw her way back home.

With Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne, George Shevtsov, Lachy Hulme and John Howard

2024 · George Miller

Kidnapped as a child from the Green Place of Many Mothers, Furiosa is swept into the ranks of a massive motorcycle clan led by the ruthless warlord Dementus. As they tear across the ravaged landscape, they encounter a fortified stronghold ruled by the iron-fisted Immortan Joe, and the two tyrants erupt into a brutal struggle for supremacy. Caught between their brutality, Furiosa must endure harrowing trials and gather the means—strength, allies and resolve—to try to find her way back home.

With Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Lachy Hulme, Angus Sampson, Nathan Jones and Quaden Bayles

1998 · Alex Proyas

Haunted by fragmented recollections—most agonizingly a wife he can no longer summon—a man wanders a sunless, nightmarish world ruled by telekinetic beings that hunt and harvest human souls.

With Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson and Bruce Spence

1993 · Jane Campion

Sent to New Zealand’s untamed 19th-century frontier by an arranged marriage, Ada and her headstrong daughter confront life far from home; Ada fights a controlling husband while a fierce, forbidden attraction to a rugged frontiersman sparks a tense clash of wills.

With Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Cliff Curtis, Kerry Walker and Ian Mune

2022 · Baz Luhrmann

Spanning Elvis Presley's rise from small-town performer to global icon, the film examines how his fraught, often transactional partnership with the elusive Colonel Tom Parker shaped his career choices, personal life, and the costs of fame.

With Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and David Wenham

2016 · Alex Proyas

Two royal brothers in ancient Egypt, once inseparable, find their bond tested when the duties they willingly assume put them at odds, unleashing far-reaching and extraordinary consequences.

With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton and Geoffrey Rush

2025 · Michael Philippou

After their father's death, a brother and sister are placed in the care of a foster mother whose comforting façade slowly cracks, forcing them to confront a chilling secret she has been hiding.

With Sally Hawkins, Sora Wong, Billy Barratt, Jonah Wren Phillips, Mischa Heywood, Stephen Phillips and Sally-Anne Upton

2009 · Guy Ritchie

A movie-theater projectionist who dreams of being a sleuth uses his limited investigative instincts to prove his innocence after a jealous rival sets him up for the theft of his girlfriend’s father’s heirloom pocket watch.

With Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Robert Maillet and Geraldine James

2009 · Christopher Smith

A celebrated supermodel pair accept an invitation aboard an extravagant cruise for the ultra-wealthy, overseen by a dangerously unstable, hard-drinking captain. What begins as a picture-perfect escape collapses into catastrophe, leaving the remaining guests marooned on a deserted island where social masks fall away and a brutal struggle for power and survival takes over.

With Melissa George, Liam Hemsworth, Emma Lung, Rachael Carpani, Michael Dorman, Joshua McIvor and Henry Nixon

2006 · Peter Cattaneo

Twelve-year-old Brendan must leave the safety of his monastery to recover a luminous crystal needed to finish Brother Aiden’s illuminated manuscript. His journey forces him beyond the abbey walls into an enchanted forest where Viking raiders, a primeval serpent, and other mythical beings test his courage and resolve. Confronting his deepest fears, Brendan must summon bravery and ingenuity to complete the legendary Book of Kells—if he can survive the trials that stand in his way.

With Sapphire Blossom, Christian Byers, Vince Colosimo, Jacqueline McKenzie, Robert Morgan, Anna Linarello and Denise Roberts

2002 · Phillip Noyce

In 1931, three Aboriginal girls, forcibly taken from their families to be trained as domestic servants, break free and embark on a dangerous journey across the Outback.

With Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan, David Gulpilil, Ningali Lawford, Myarn Lawford and Deborah Mailman

2011 · Leon Ford

Cecilia inherits a fortune when her violent former partner supposedly takes his own life, but she becomes convinced the death is a setup. As a string of unlikely events spirals into fatal incidents, she fights to expose the truth and prove she’s being pursued by an unseen predator.

With Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Patrick Brammall, Toby Schmitz, Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell and David Webb

1995 · Kevin Lima

Aiming to impress his crush and belong at school, teenage Max’s plans for a perfect first date are upended when his well-meaning but clueless father, Goofy, impulsively whisks him away on a cross-country road trip. Their clash—Goofy’s old-school parenting versus Max’s push for independence—turns the getaway into a chain of comic misadventures that ultimately forces both father and son to listen, grow, and see each other in a new light.

With Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Rob Paulsen, Jim Cummings, Kellie Martin, Kevin Lima and Jenna von Oy